Some Allegiant Air passengers and crew are injured in a turbulent Florida-bound flight, officials say

Four people on a Florida-bound Allegiant Air flight were being examined for injuries after the flight encountered severe turbulence Wednesday afternoon, the airline said. Allegiant Air Flight 227, which had taken off from Asheville, North Carolina, “experienced severe turbulence before landing” at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, airline spokesperson Andrew Porrello said. The plane, carrying 179 passengers and six crew members, “landed normally and taxied to the gate under its own power,” Porrello said. Two passengers and two flight attendants were taken to a hospital for evaluation after airport paramedics assessed...